Telegram-herald., 1887-08-23

ears, tn the earth shook. ard the air was full
of the majesty of sound.
Guessing that this was prelude 20 the be
ginning OF the battle, we remained still and
made ready.
We had not long 20 wait Suddenly, like
fame from a cannon's mouth, out shot two
great tongue like forces Of cavalry. and camc
charging down the slope towards the little
stream, slowly az first. but gathering speed
as they came. Before they got 10 the stream.
orders reached me from Sir Henry, who ovi-
IDENTIFY feared that the shock OF such a charge,
il allowed TO fall unbroEen upon our iu-
fantry, wocld be too much for them. % SEND
Eve thousand sabcrs TO meet the force op-
posisc 10 me. at the moment when II began g.
mount the stifTest of the Tise about four
hundred yards from our lines This did, re
naming behind myself with the rest OF my
men
OF went the 5000 horsemen. drawn up IL
a wedgelike form. and I must say that The
general in command handled them very ably.
Starting at a hand csllop Tor the first 300
yards, he rode strnizht AZ the tip of the
tongue shaped mass or cavalry which, mum.
bering, 10 far rs ] could judge, eboUt eight
thousand sabers, was advancing 70 meet us
Then be suddenly swerved 10 the right ana
put on the pace, and saw the great wedge
curl round, and before the foe could check
himself and turn 70 meet n. strike him about
half way down his length with q crashing,
rending sound, like the breaking up ~ vest
sheets Of i.p In sank the great wedge into
his heart. and as II cut its wav hundreds of
horsemen were thrown up on either side Of II,
just as the earth j. thrown up by pl0v-
share, or, more like stiil O. the fosnIing water
curis over beneath the bows Of o rushing
ship. In yet IN. vafuly does the tongue t~iet
its ends round in agony. like as injured snake.
and strive to protect IT. center: stu farther
in. by EeaveDi right through. and 50. amid
cheer after cheer from our watching fbo1s-
ands, back again upon the severed ends, beat
ing them down. driving them as q gale drives
spray, fili at last, amid the rushing u hun-
dreds of riderless horses. the flashing Of
swords, and the victorious clamor ~ their
purzHers. the great force crurnples I'D Ike ~
empty glove. tben turns and ealiops ped mel
for safety hack 70 its own lines.
Do not think IT reached them more than
twotsiras ~ strong o. Il went out ten min
utes before. The lines which were nov nd-
vancing - TIE sttack opes1ed and swallowed
them ny, and ny force retained. having SUI
ferei a JOSS u only about fiTe hundred Tnefl-
not much. I thought, considering tBs nefce
ness of the struggle J could also $40 that the
opposing bsdies n cavalry on our left wing
were drawing hack. tut bow the fSht vent
With tbe1n ! Do net quite know. Il is a.
rnocb as I can do to describe whaf teok place
iraEnelisteiy srouDd me
By this tire the iaznense fsissses - tie On
en7y's lsff. conposed slmost entirely ~ Mas
tas s~ordsneD. were ncr0ss flse litt V stream
and vitb alternate ysiIs q Nasta and 80
rsjs.r with asncing hanaefx and gleauine
swords were swsrrning ~ toward us Ike
ants
Again J rsosivsd ers~rs r. try sne cberk
tbs movement. ard slso the main sflrafsft
against the cfseez # cur army. bT faeaI.s -
csvairv chsrres ena fsit 6is - ttle ie<s -
~ sbilitv ~ r straaliy sending slusdreg1s
of eiJoDf fhoussfl4 - berx oDf agsifssf thin
Thrss sogssrsss di5 tts enemy much osnl-
age aHs i vss giorious siEft - 50 them
fash do-n fss hillside and barry tisesnss' vet
fkf bvssz knife IN TIE hearf - tie fee.
Rut. also. vs io<f HssHy rTlen f9r affeT tlle ex-
pe1euos - q oespls q fs~s< charges. which
bad 6rsvn . sri ~ bsootT g An4rfv ;
cross of 3esS sp5 dyif.z thrsuTh t,ss crFlter -
! ss1a hose. err foes " longer sfteuirt-s -
oaer - urytss<iisz fro-. - fher ifT@lrsi5.s
weight fs1t op4psd osf r. - fh- r7zs 70
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